I think this would only be worthwhile if you could do this:
What would the source at js.js/js.js be?
JS.js(js)
Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
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Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#12Every day I send Chrome on a mystery tour looking for a domain called something.js - which it never finds.
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#13I tried doing this before the rules were public, the reasons why I stopped
1. Two-letter TLDs are reserved for countries.
2. The $200k isn't the actual cost, it is only what you need to pay for an initial review, you won't get the money back if something is found to be wrong with your application or if they dislike your TLD.
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#14What happened with .app TLD initiative? I remember they were collecting funds and even offered domain pre-registration, but now their website is down: http://dotappapp.com/
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#15There are two blockers:
https://github.com/ozten/TLD.js/issues/23
https://github.com/ozten/TLD.js/issues/8
This isn't viable for submission as a Kickstarter w/o resolving those issues.
As @jensnockert and @LaRakei have pointed out here.
Creative solution? Please comment on the issues :)
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#16This is extremely stupid. would it be mongodb.js? or mongodb.c++ mongodb.oss mongodb.foss mongodb.nosql or mongodb.webtwozeroishstuff ? We don't need more fragmentation. I guess the next thing they want after .biz is .cool .startup .awesome and .hip . This is not how TLDs (should) work!
This is extremely stupid to start a post with "This is extremely stupid". It adds no value and is simply offensive. Only extremely stupid people write that way.
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#17I think this would only be worthwhile if you could do this:
Very cool. You could also do:
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#18Aren't two letter domains reserved for countries?
So the fix for this then is to start our own country. I hear there's some unclaimed land in Africa which would do nicely - http://www.neatorama.com/2010/02/05/earths-last-frontier-the...
Re: Kickstarter for a JavaScript top level domain (.js TLD)
#19While it would be cool to have a .js TLD, that 200k would be better spent developing a system that doesn't revolve around a centralized entity to manage DNS.
Especially since now the root zone file is just gonna grow and grow with new TLDs.